Guest Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 So my brother has just finished the monumental task of scanning all my dads old slides into a digital format so the CA and I have been able to spend some happy hours going through them and her shriek of excitement brought me to these pictures, 'look at all those Meadowsweet rangers' she cried with delight' sure enough here is my brother on the annual camping holiday surrounded by very 'Rosie like' girls and if someone produced this picture and said it was the CA and Rosie not sure I'd know it wasn't good to see we were always a family of hen lovers just had to add this picture in, campsites have changed a bit in the last 35 years I remember so well the 1 tap, 1 toilet block camping, afraid now a campsite has to have a shower block and we take a carpet for our tent Mind you look how much space we had back then and we used to help collect the eggs in the mornings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Managing Director Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 OH sorry that was me , computer will insist in logging me off these days probably trying to tell me it's tme to go to bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Lovely pictured MD. I love looking back at the old snap shots. They bring back such memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Love the car MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Managing Director Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Love the car MD well my dad was a GP, they all drove volvos in those days amazing how much you could get in that car, 3 kids and all the camping stuff and it wasn't even an estate mind you we are all brilliant packers in our family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I loved looking at the photos so thanks for posting them. We had a caravan before I fell pregnant and James and I have always preferred the cl sites. I'm not a great fan of people so the quieter the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Memories for me, looks like our tent BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 What brilliant pictures It brought back memories of my aunties caravan in Tenby. It had gas lighting and a pull-down bed and my sister and I had to fetch the water from a tap in the field. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 MD, I nearly missed this thread, but I'm so glad that I took a peek. What charming photos, thank you for sharing them, I'm sure CA must have loved them too. I had my hair in the same style at that age, and looked very similar. Sorry, I didn't look at the tent. It was children/chickens, wide open spaces, then car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I am camping on Friday with no toilet block, no shower - nothing (and I don't know how to put my tent up)... I'll let you know how I get on! Dan, but have you got a fridge for the beer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 MD, lovely pictures - they take me back to childhood holidays when my parents were too stingy to pay caravan park prices for overnight stays on the way to Devon, and would persuade farmers to let us pitch up for the night in a field. I lost count of the number of times we woke up to chickens at the dorr, or even worse, cows peering in the windows!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Dan, you've got an MBA now - you'll figure the tent out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 MD, lovely pictures - they take me back to childhood holidays when my parents were too stingy to pay caravan park prices for overnight stays on the way to Devon, and would persuade farmers to let us pitch up for the night in a field. I lost count of the number of times we woke up to chickens at the dorr, or even worse, cows peering in the windows!! Same for me Shona!! We always seemed to end up with our caravan in the middle of a field! My father usually sent my sister and me to see if the farmer would give us some milk in the morning. I don't think I appreciated it then as much as I would now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Me too! I remember getting milk that was still warm at one farm - straight from the udder into my rice crispies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Managing Director Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I am camping on Friday with no toilet block, no shower - nothing (and I don't know how to put my tent up)... I'll let you know how I get on! Have to say that doesn't sound like a great combination of factors, hope you're not taking any small children along the first time we tried out our new frame tent was when the junior assistant was less than one , just as we got the canvas on a freak gust of wind flipped the entire thing onto the car and broke all the central poles we stared at it in dismay and very nearly just went straight home, but then decided we had to at least try to salvage the situation, a kindly neighbour had seen the catastrophe and presented us with some duck tape and we set to work here is the very heath robinson result, but it worked It actually looked quite respectable in the end We were eternally grateful that we had chosen to test the tent out of season had there been an entire campsite share in our comedy of errors I think we would have had to abandon ship (as it were). We have never been so relieved to pack a tent up again as we were after that weekend!! (especially as it was so cold the junior assistant was sleeping between us and her teeth were still chattering and that was in june So good luck and take a roll of duck tape would be my advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 One more reason not to go camping.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Managing Director Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 One more reason not to go camping.... but camping is such fun Or is that character building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I used to love it when I was a Brownie and a Guide, but now I'm all grown up, I like my creature comforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Loved all the camping photos the oldies reminded me of childhood and I know what you mean about trying a tent out before hand. you did a good fixing job on it and well done for staying! I am out camping this weekend with 10 sixers and seconders (Cubs) we are Greenfield camping in a lovely copse so we have to take our own water and they have to dig a loo!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Ooh, that's really back to basics then! Do you find it's character building for the lads? I imagine it is good for their confidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Managing Director Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I am out camping this weekend with 10 sixers and seconders (Cubs) we are Greenfield camping in a lovely copse so we have to take our own water and they have to dig a loo!!!! Sounds lovely but I think my days of basic camping are in the past , afraid these days if the site doesn't have a heated swimming pool it's a no go this site might interest some people though http://www.cornish-tipi-holidays.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Ooh, that's really back to basics then! Do you find it's character building for the lads? I imagine it is good for their confidence They have great fun and always come back for more, it a really great copse and they get to build bivvies (dens in the trees). its surprising how well they cope with very little laid on. Something different I suppose Fire lighting is always fun and cooking on an open fire. Our Scout troop have perfected sleeping in pods which are little hammocks in trees with a small covers over them and sometimes on short camps have done away with tents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 opps thats was me last posting forgot to sign in again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 We used (as guides) to have old-fashioned tents with roll up sides, bedrolls, canvas latrine screens over pits, and we had to make most of our 'furniture' from sticks and string. Mind you, in those days, we all lived in cardboard boxes in the middle of motorways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 We used (as guides) to have old-fashioned tents with roll up sides, bedrolls, canvas latrine screens over pits, and we had to make most of our 'furniture' from sticks and string. Mind you, in those days, we all lived in cardboard boxes in the middle of motorways! Some of the camping we do with cubs is still like that, we still use old fashioned patrol tents, but they can take a while to put up so unless more then one night we use light weight modern tents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
